Enjoyable, but few issues

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Magic

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 18, 2020

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1212

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Our cruise was awesome!! Staff was great. Some guests need to check their attitudes. Internet needs alot of work. Great vacation for the most part.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Wonderful!! Everyone was absolutely wonderful!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was fabulous. Wait staff excellent. Every single one was friendly& helpful.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Everything we did was great. Loved it!

Children's Programs

I didn't make it to any shows and no children were in my party.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Oh man....where do I start! Our room steward (William) he was awesome! Very nice and tended to our needs. Room was clean everyday. He was awesome. Myra who we met on deck 11 and cleaned all the time. Such a sweet heart. We loved "our Myra". Sweet young lady and she's a hard worker too. I did have a few issues. That marketing group that was onboard also were obnoxious. Loud mouth jerks to put it nicely. I paid for an internet package that barely ever worked. And we tried all kinds of ways to help like turning phone off, logging out than back on etc. And it was just not worth all the money. Your internet needs alot and I do mean ALOT of work. I feel I wasted that money. Also a guest in my party went to Alchemy Bar a little after 3 pm. Fun Ship flyer says opens at 3. He was told it was a private party and they were closed. If Fun Ship says it's open at 3 why can't anyone go? Maybe they need to make people aware of "Private parties" in the Fun Ship bulletin so people do not waste time heading to a certain bar that is suppose to be open but not.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Yes. All areas were very clean. Impressive for that many people on board!!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Suited me just fine. We don't spend much time in cabins. Our bed was really comfortable also. Thia review shows me in cabin 1212. Was in cabin 8330.

Ship tip

Try the pizza. Lol actually I would tell them you really can't go wrong. It's was a wonderful experience for the most part and recommend it.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Didn't visit the city much. Only there to get off and on ship.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

Because we were hearing it takes over hour to tender back and standing in long lines. I can't stand that long so we skipped it.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Been there before. Not really impressed

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Wonderful shopping.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Went to Eagle Beach. Got sun burned. Enjoyed every minute. Aruba is my favorite!! Loved Aruba!!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Just as wonderful as Embarkment. Great experience!!
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5 Comments

GerryBCruisin    3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your review of the Carnival Magic. Glad you had a wonderful cruise.

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Outstanding

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Very nice review

AuntPinkie    4 years ago

I agree completely! So many “private parties” and that group seemed to think that the ship was theirs. Glad you enjoyed your cruise any way. For us, it was the second leg of a B2B, the feel of the ship was so different because of the passengers. I agree the crew was extraordinary.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed.

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